So, Mozilla lawyers have rewritten the MPL, forming an alpha of MPL 2. And make no mistake, it's a rewrite.
Now, looking down the road, I expect that, just as in the past when Mozilla switched from the dual license to the tri-license, there will be a whole lotta letters and/or emails sent out asking past contributors to agree to relicense past contributions under the new license. What's the plan for when past contributors of substantial portions do not agree, either because they have some specific objection or simply because they no longer exist (e.g. corporations, or deceased persons) or (in at least one case) are corporations that have been acquired since they made their past contributions, and their new owners are not open source friendly (to say the least)? Then what? Rip out the old software and look for a replacement? (Good luck!) _______________________________________________ legal mailing list [email protected] https://lists.mozilla.org/listinfo/legal
